Working at Duke has a lot of benefits - there are so many resources they offer employees in the form of educational, library, training, and health care improvement programs. They care about their employees' quality of life!

Getting a job at Duke can be tough, but once you have your foot in the door, there are many opportunities to move throughout the university. The university is loyal to its employees.

Cons

One of the pros is also a con - the university is very loyal to its employees, even those that do not do their jobs well. It is hard to get fired from Duke, so there are people that work here that have been here for many, many years that do not do well in their job functions - they are just "coasting along" doing the bare minimum to meet the requirements.

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Reward the employees that go above and beyond consistently and pay closer attention to those that are just "coasting" as they are what keeps the university from being at the top of its game.

Benefits are really good and working on a campus was a plus. The environment was clean, easy to maneuver in and safe.

Cons

The pay rate could have been better. Management spends too much time covering themselves, blaming the staff for anything and everything. Praise for a good job goes a long way. Long term, talented people that are dedicated were not appreciated as much as short term employees going through the motions. A shame that management changed, it used to be a great place to be.

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Pay more attention to what people are actually doing and recognize who your best people are. Give those people your trust and support.

good medical benefits, secure, great healthcare, nice people (generally), good vacation and sick time package. lots of great conferences, smart people.

Cons

large bureaucracy means that support departments don't necessarily focus on "service" as much as they should; it takes a while to set up workable and functional relationships with outside vendors, and communication within the university isn't great